Trey Dawson, LSU's opening day shortstop in 2016, transferred to Chipola College in Florida in August. On Thursday night, the Hurricane, W. Va., native committed to Kentucky. He will be a member of the 2017 class.

Dawson made four starts and played in 27 games his freshman season at LSU. He batted .111 (2-18) in that time. Dawson was drafted by the Detroit Tigers in the 32nd round of the MLB Draft in 2015 but chose to go to school.

As a high schooler, Dawson earned 2015 First-Team All-State honors in West Virginia and posted a .425 batting average, 20 stolen bases and a .557 on-base average in 2015. He committed just one error as a senior.

Dawson is the 16th commitment in Kentucky's 2017 class according to Perfectgame.org.